Science blogging: an exploratory study of motives, styles, and audience reactions

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Titre
Science blogging: an exploratory study of motives, styles, and audience reactions
Créateur
Mahrt, Merja; Puschmann, Cornelius
Editeur
Journal of Science Communication
Date de publication
2014
Type
Article de revue
Sujet
français Angle :: :: :: Pratique :: :: :: Pratique informationnelle :: :: :: Pratique informationnelle numérique
français Concept :: :: :: Processus numérique :: :: :: Lecture-écriture
français Ressources informationnelles :: :: :: Outils :: :: :: Communication scientifique
Description
This paper presents results from three studies on science blogging, the use of blogs for science communication. A survey addresses the views and motives of science bloggers, a first content analysis examines material published in science blogging platforms, while a second content analysis looks at reader responses to controversial issues covered in science blogs. Bloggers determine to a considerable degree which communicative function their blog can realize and how accessible it will be to non-experts Frequently readers are interested in adding their views to a post, a form of involvement which is in turn welcomed by the majority of bloggers.
Résumé
This paper presents results from three studies on science blogging, the use of blogs for science communication. A survey addresses the views and motives of science bloggers, a first content analysis examines material published in science blogging platforms, while a second content analysis looks at reader responses to controversial issues covered in science blogs. Bloggers determine to a considerable degree which communicative function their blog can realize and how accessible it will be to non-experts Frequently readers are interested in adding their views to a post, a form of involvement which is in turn welcomed by the majority of bloggers.
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